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STAPLES 


WEALTHA  STAPLES 


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WILLIAM   BARNEY 
WEALTHA  (STAPLES)   BARNEY 


EVERETT   HOSMER    BARNEY 


GEORGE   MURRAY   BARNEY 


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STAPLES 

WEALTHA   STAPLES 

With  records  relating  to  some  of  the 

Berkley-Taunton,  Massachusetts 

families 


Illustrated 


Privately  Printed 

Springfield,  Massachusetts 

1911 


Copyright  191 1 

by 

William  Frederick  Adams 


Note. — These  few  records  were  gathered  while  in 
search  for  material  relating  to  one  line  of  the  Barney 
family. 


V. 


Contents 


Staples  Genealogical  Notes 

"Revolutionary  War  and  War  of  1812" 

A  few  records  from  the  Staples-Street  Cemetery, 
Berkley-Taunton,  Mass. 

Entry  in  the  old  Register  of  the  Abbey  Church, 
Bath,  England 

Index 


Illustrations 


Everett  Hosmer  Barney,  Portrait  Frontispiece 

Staples  Tree,  Mendon,  Massachusetts 

"Sacred  Ground" 

Mendon's  First  Meeting  House,  1668,  Tablet 

Tablet  erected  in  Memory  of  the  Founders  of  Mendon, 
Massachusetts 

Monument  erected  to  the  Memory  of  Abraham  Staples, 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Mendon,  Massachusetts 

View  of  Central  part  of  Mendon,  1839 

Mendon,  Massachusetts,  1831,  Map 

In  Memory  of  Mrs.  Joshua  Staples 

A  part  of  the  original  house  built  by  Robert  Thornton 

Panel  from  the  original  house  built  by  Robert  Thornton 

Ebenezer  Staples,  Portrait 

Original  Home  lot  of  Ebenezer  Staples 

Burial  lot  of  William  Barney  "The  Elder"  and  others 

Burial  lot  of  Wealtha  (Barney)  Paull 


Burial  Stone  of  Polly  (Barney)  Caswell 

George  Murray  Barney,  Portrait 

"Spirit  of  '76" 

Central  part  of  Taunton,  Massachusetts,  1839 

Map  of  Taunton,  Massachusetts,  1728 

Barney  Bronze  Tablet 

Staples-Street  Cemetery 

Old  Colony  Historical  Society  Building 


Staples 

A  number  of  persons  are  mentioned  of  the  name 
Staples  who  belonged  to  the  nobility  of  England,  and 
the  different  coats-of-arms  which  they  bore  are  de- 
scribed. The  family  in  Ireland  had  a  coat-of-arms 
which  indicates  that  the  name  originated  in  the  idea 
of  a  staple,  a  stanchion,  or  fastening.  Thomas  Staples 
was  created  a  baronet  of  Ireland  in  July,  1628.  The 
crest  of  his  coat-of-arms  is  described  as  "a  demi-negro 
holding  a  bolt-staple."  A  branch  of  the  family  in 
England  has  upon  its  coat-of-arms  four  staples,  and 
another  three  staples,  all  showing  pretty  conclusively 
the  supposed  origin  of  the  name. 


Staples 

The  coat-of-arms  of  one  branch  of  the  Staples  family 
in  England  bore  the  motto  in  French,  "Sans  Dieu 
rien."  "Nothing  without  God."  As  the  mottoes  of 
Enghsh  families  were  generally  in  Latin,  if  not  in  their 
own  tongue,  it  is  probable  that  this  motto  in  French 
indicates  the  French  origin  of  those  who  bore  it. 


STAPLES 


Staples 


I  John,  1636,  Weymouth,  Massachusetts 

II  Abraham 

III  Jacob 

IV  Noah 
V  Noah 

VI  Wealtha  (Married  William  Barney) 

VII  Jairus  Sidney  Barney 

VIII  Everett  Hosmer  Barney 

IX  George  Murray  Barney 


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Staples 


I    John  Weymouth,     Massachusetts      (now 

known  as  New  Weymouth), 
about  1636.  (Where  he  came 
from  is  not  known) 

Born 


Married- 
Died 


In  a  division  of  lands  made  in  Wey- 
mouth apparently  under  date 
1636,  John  Staples  had  "six 
acres  assigned  him  in  the  plain 
and  three  acres  in  the  East 
field." 


Children  (all  born  in  Weymouth) : 
1.  John 


2.  Rebecca 


3.  Abraham 


4.  Joseph 


Born  1637 

Married  Samuel  Sumner 

Born  October  20,  1638 

Born  February  19,  1641 
Died  in  infancy 


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5.  Joseph  (another) 

Born  1647 

6.  Sarah 

Married  Increase  Sumner 

Will    dated    March    18,    1681    and 
proved  August  2,  1683. 


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Tablet  Erected 

in  Memory  of  the  Founders  of 

Mendon 

Massachusetts 


Abraham  Staples,  Ancestor  of 
Everett  Hosmer  Barney 


II    Abraham^       First  son  of  JohnS  one  of  the  original 

proprietors  and  settlers  of  Men- 
don,  Massachusetts 

Born  Weymouth,  October  20,  1638, 
was  living  in  Dorchester  in  1658, 
and  returned  to  Weymouth  1660 

Married  Mary  Randall,  daughter  of 
Robert  Randall,  September  19, 
1660,  Weymouth,  born  March 
20,  1642,  died  March  9,  1712, 
Mendon 

Died  October  20,  1703 

The  Randalls  came  from  Berks  County,  England. 

Will  of  Robert  Randall  was  made  in  1691.  In  it  he 
says:  "I  give  my  daughter  Mary,  now  the  wife  of 
Abraham  Staples  of  Mendon,"  etc 

Abraham  made  will  November  22,  1698,  and  it  was 
proved  December  21,  1703. 

Petition  to  the  General  Court  by  Abraham  and  others 
was  granted  in  1662,  to  plant  a  new  town  (Mendon). 
Abraham  with  eleven  others  purchased  the  estate  where 
the  village  now  stands.  The  exact  date  of  beginning  of 
the  settlement  has  never  been  fixed,  but  in  1662  or  1663, 
as  son  Abraham  was  born  here  June  14,  1662.  It  was 
incorporated  May  15,  1667. 

During  King  Philip's  War  the  families  were  driven 
off  and  the  houses  all  burned. 

Abraham  took  an  active  part  in  all  that  related  to  the 
establishment  of  the  church  and  town.  He  is  one  of  the 
committee  who  signed  the  agreement  with  the  first 

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minister;  he  is  appointed  on  the  committee  who  selects 
a  site  for  a  new  bridge  across  Muddy  Brook;  to  take  a 
draft  out  of  the  town  book  of  all  the  records  which  in- 
terfere, one  with  another,  and  present  it  to  the  town  to 
rectify.  He  is  chosen  one  of  the  selectmen,  and  is  ap- 
pointed one  of  the  men  to  take  a  new  deed  of  the  town 
from  the  Indians. 

Six  years  before  his  death  he  seems  to  have  removed 
to  Taunton;  a  deed  of  certain  parcels  of  real  estate  in 
1698  and  his  will  made  the  same  year,  are  dated  at 
Taunton.  His  son  Jacob  had  removed  to  that  town 
soon  after  his  marriage,  about  1696.  Abraham's  name 
disappears  from  the  tax  list  in  Mendon  in  1697  and  is 
restored  in  1700,  showing  an  absence  of  three  years; 
but  that  he  never  intended  to  lose  his  residence  here  is 
shown  from  the  fact  that  though  his  will  was  made  in 
Taunton,  he  speaks  of  his  "now  dwelling  house"  in 
Mendon.  The  will  is  in  the  probate  office,  Suffolk 
County,  bearing  date  November  22,  1698,  proved  on 
December  21,  1703.  The  will  gave  Jacob  "five  shillings 
and  lands  passed  to  him  by  deed  of  gift. 

Children : 

1.  Abraham 

Born  June  14,  1663,  Mendon,  Massa- 
chusetts. (The  first  known 
birth  of  a  white  child  within  the 
bounds  of  the  original  Mendon). 

Died  1706,  Uxbridge 

2.  John 

Born  1667,  probably  never  married 

Died  after  1725 
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3.  Mary 


4.  Jacob 


5.  Ebenezer 


Born  April  11,  1668,  Mendon 
Died  June  29,  1669 

Bora  November  10,  1669,  Mendon 

Married  (1)  Abigail,  daughter  of 
Timothy  Winter,  1690,  Mendon 

Timothy  Winter  gave  a  portion  of 
his  house  lot  to  Abigail  on 
which  Jacob  built  a  house.  The 
Winter  home  lot  was  just  east 
of  Mendon  Village 

(2)  Mary  Briggs  (widow  of  Remem- 
ber Briggs)  September  15, 
1696,  by  Thomas  Leonard 

Died  1724 

Born  1677 

Married  (1)  Huldah  Aldrich 

(2)  Mehitable  Barron,  1727, 

Concord 

(3)  Mary  Davis,  1745,  Bed- 

ford 


6.  Ephraim 


Born  September  2,   1678,  Mendon, 
Massachusetts 


Married 


Webster  or  Wellster, 


Taunton,  Massachusetts 
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7.  Mary  (another) 

Bom  February  8,  1681 

8.  Benjamin 

Born  December  27,  1682,  Mendon 

Died  in  infancy 

9.  Hannah 

Born  May  13,  1686 

Married  John  Darling,  1708 


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Ill    Jacob^ 

* 


Children: 
1.  Abigail 


2.  Hannah 


3.  Jacob 


Son  of  Abraham^  and  Mary  (Randall) 
Staples 

Born  November  10,  1669 

Married  (1)  Abigail,  daughter  of 
Timothy  Winter, 
March  28,  1690,  Men- 
don 


Born  September  23,  1691 
Died  in  infancy 

Born  August  15,  1692 

Married  (2)  Mary  Briggs  (widow  of 
Remember  Briggs)  September 
15,  1696,  by  Thomas  Leonard 

Born  about  1697,  son  of  Mary 


4.  Noah,  son  of  Mary 

Born  about  1699 
Married  Abigail  - 


5.  Hannah,  daughter  of  Mary 
Married  S.  Briggs 


6.  Abigail 


Died  young 
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7.  Mary 


Married  T.  Harvey 

Moved  to  Taunton  about  1696 

He  died  1724 


*A  roster  of  the  first  military  com- 
pany of  Taunton,  1700. 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Jacob  Staples. 

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^"iew  of 

Central  part  of  Mention 

1839 


IV    NoAH^  Son  of  Jacobs  and  Mary   (Briggs) 

Staples 

Born  about  1699 

Married  Abigail  (intention 

August  20,  1737) 

Died 

Children: 

1.  Noah* 

Born 


2.  John 


Married 
Died  — 


*NoTE. — '  'The  Taunton  companies 
of  Third  Eegiment  who  performed 
service  at  the  alarm  in  Rhode  Island 
on  the  8th  of  December,  1776." 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Noah  Staples 

(Noah  Staples  was  great-grandfather 
to  Everett  Hosmer  Barney.) 


Born 


Married 
Died  — 


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Mendon,  Massachusetts 
1831 


In  Memory  of 

Mrs.  Joshua  Staples 

Staples-Street  Cemetery 

Berkley-Taunton,  Massachusetts 


V      NOAH« 


Son  of  Noah^  and  Abigail  ( 
Staples 

Born 


Married  Rachel  Shaw 

She  died  February  21,  1787 
Died  


Children: 

1.  Joshua* 

Born  March  15,  1757 

Married 

Died  January  20,  1840,  age  81  years 

*Note.— "Captain  Joshua  Wil- 
bore's  company,  1776,  enlisted  by 
order  of  the  Council  to  march  to 
Dorchester  Heights  from  Colonel 
Williams'  Regiment,  in  the  County 
of  Bristol,  August  8,  1776." 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Joshua  Staples 

(Joshua  Staples  was  great-uncle  to  Everett  Hosmer 
Barney.) 


2.  Wealtha 


Born  March  22,  1759 
Married  (1)  William  Barney 


Married  (2)  Seth  Keith,  Middlebor- 
ough,  Massachusetts, 
December      27,     1826 

She  died  Berkley,  Massachusetts, 
July  23,  1854 

3.  Elizabeth 

Born  June  8,  1761 

4.  Ebenezer* 

Born  November  25,  1763 

Married  Charity 

She  died  May  23,  1821,  aged  51 
Died  April  19,  1856 
(War  1812) 

Born  August  5,  1766 


5.  Rachel 


*NoTE. — "October  5,  1814.  Joseph  Reed's  Company 
of  Taunton,  stationed  at  New  Bedford  for  the  defense 
of  that  place  and  vicinity." 

A  Kst  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Ebenezer  Staples 

(Ebenezer  Staples  was  great-uncle  to  Everett  Hos- 
mer  Barney.) 


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A  part  of  the  original  house  built  by  Robert  Thorn- 
ton, one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Taunton,  and  in  which 
the  ancestors  of  Everett  Hosmer  Barney  lived  for 
generations.  Jairus  Sidney  Barney,  father  of  Everett 
Hosmer  Barney,  was  born  here. 


Panel  from  the  original  house  built  by  Robert 
Thornton  and  in  which  William  Barney  lived  and  where 
Jairus  Sidney  Barney,  father  of  Everett  Hosmer  Barney, 
was  born.  The  decorations  were  restored  under  the 
directions  of  Mr.  Everett  Hosmer  Barney  and  the  panel 
is  now  in  his  possession. 


The  original  house  which  Robert  Thornton  built  and 
in  which  WilKam  Barney  lived  till  the  time  of  his  death 
is  one  of  the  oldest  houses,  if  not  the  oldest  house  in 
Berkley-Taunton,  Massachusetts. 

Generations  have  come  and  gone,  but  part  of  this 
old  house  still  stands  built  with  its  quaint  old  wood 
work  fashioned  by  patient  hands  in  days  when  the 
execution  by  modern  machinery  was  not  dreamed  of, 
when  *nails  were  carefully  wrought  by  hand,  by  younger 
members  of  the  family,  and  too,  when  rough  boards 
were  fastened  to  the  sides  of  the  room,  from  which  nails 
projected  from  the  surface  of  the  boards  about  an  inch 
to  hold  the  ponderous  plaster  with  the  decorations  in 
color  executed  by  hand  which  the  elements  during 
these  years  have  failed  to  destroy.  Wall  papers  were  un- 
known to  these  early  settlers.  But  few  houses  in  New 
England  can  boast  of  such  decorations. 

It  is  the  intention  of  Everett  Hosmer  Barnej^  to 
restore  as  far  as  possible  the  quaint  room — the  only 
part  remaining  of  the  old  William  Barney  homestead. 
The  house  is  located  on  Staples  street  in  Berkley- 
Taunton,  Massachusetts. 

Undoubtedly  William,  the  Elder,  was  a  frequent 
visitor  at  this  home  of  his  son  William.  Jairus  Sidney 
Barney,  father  of  Everett  Hosmer  Barney,  was  born 
here. 

*NoTE. — Nails  were  made  in  the  homes  by  hand  and 
families  took  in  the  work  of  making  nails  as  in  later 
days  it  was  the  custom,  of  parts  of  shoes,  straw  hats 
and  other  articles. 


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VI    Wealtha^      Daughter    of    Noah^    and    Rachel 

(Shaw)     Staples,     Taunton, 
Massachusetts 

Born  March  m,  1759,  Taunton, 
Massachusetts 

Married  William  Barney,  Taunton, 
Massachusetts 

(For  first  wife  and  children  of  Wil- 
liam Barney,  see  Barney  family 
record) 

Children  of  William  and  Wealtha  (Staples)  Barney : 

1.  Polly 

Born  February  17,  1798 

Married  Philip  Caswell,  Novem- 
ber 29,  1818,  Taunton,  Massa- 
chusetts 

Died  December  5,  1859 

2.  Jairus  Sidney 

Born   February   4,    1799,    Taunton 
(Father  of  Everett  Hosmer  Barney) 

Married  Harriet  Hosmer,  daughter 
of  Joel  Hosmer,  Acton,  Massa- 
chusetts, October  14,  1827 

Died  December  27,  1859,  Saxon ville- 
Framingham,    Massachusetts 

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Ebenezer  Staples 


The  Original  Home  Lot  of 

Ebenezer  Staples 

Berkley-Taunton,  Massachusetts 

The  old  well  is  the  only  spot  familiar 

to  Mr.  Everett  Hosnier  Barney 

1910 


Burial  Lot  of 

William  Barney  "The  Elder" 

Ann  Williams,  his  wife 

William  Barney 

Margaret  Sanford,  his  (1)  wife 

Wealtha  Staples,  his  (2)  wife 

Ebenezer  Staples 
Charity,  his  wife 

Some  years  ago  the  City  of  Taunton  changed  the 
grade  of  Staples  Street,  removing  the  stone  w^all  along 
the  highway  abutting  the  cemetery  encroaching  upon 
the  cemetery,  and  rebuilt  the  wall  upon  the  graves  of 
the  above.  In  1910  Mr.  Everett  Hosmer  Barney  had 
made  a  careful  examination  of  the  grounds  in  which 
his  ancestors  were  buried  and  has  since  placed  a  mem- 
orial tablet  to  mark  the  location. 


3.  Wealtha 

Born- 


Married    William   Paull,    Lakeville, 
Massachusetts 

He   died   May   22,  1878,  Lakeville, 
Massachusetts 


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Vn    Barney  Jairus^  Sidney 


Son  of  William^  and  Wealtha® 
(Staples)  Barney 

Born  February  4,  1799,  Taunton, 
Massachusetts 

Married  Harriet,  daughter  of  Joel 
Hosmer,  Acton,  Massachusetts, 
October  14,  1827 

Died  December  27,  1859,  Saxonville- 
Framingham,  Massachusetts 

She  was  born  Acton,  Massa- 
chusetts, February  5,  1805; 
died  Saxonville-Framingham, 
August  16,  1847 


Children : 

1.  Edmund  H. 


2.  Susan  A. 


Born  Saxonville-Framingham, 
Massachusetts,  September  13, 
1828 

Died  June  16,  1829 


Born  Saxonville-Framingham,  May 
14,  1830 

Married  D.  H.  Byrnes 

Died  December  3,  1860 

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Burial  Lot  of 
Wealtha  (Barney)  Paull 

April  ^6,  1892 

Staples-Street  Cemetery 

Berklev-Taunton,  Massachusetts 


(Indicated  by  *) 


Burial  Stone  of 

Polly  (Barney)  Caswell 

Staples-Street  Cemetery 

Berkley-Taunton,  Massachusetts 


3.  William  H. 


Born    Saxonville-Framingham, 
December  28,  1831 


Died  April  4,  1857 
4.  Edward  A. 


Born  Saxonville-Framingham, 
November  24,  1833 

Died  May  3,  1836 

5.  Everett  Hosmer 

Born  Saxonville-Framingham, 
Massachusetts,  December  7, 
1835 

6.  George  W. 

Born  Saxonville-Framingham, 
January  26,  1838 

7.  Eugene  H. 

Born  Saxonville-Framingham, 
August  11,  1840 

Died  January  27,  1861 

8.  Helen  C. 

Born  Saxonville-Framingham, 
October  30,  1842 

Died  June  2,  1861 

9.  Adel  V. 

Born  Saxonville-Framingham,  May 
7,  1845 

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VIII    Barney  Everett^  Hosmer 

Springfield,  Massachusetts.  Son  of 
Jairus^  Sidney  and  Harriet 
(Hosmer)  Barney  his  wife,  of 
Saxonville-Framingham,  Massa- 
chusetts 

Born  December  7,  1835,  Saxonville- 
Framingham,    Massachusetts 

Married  Eliza  Jane  Knowles,  born 
Belfast,  Maine,  June  30,  1830; 
died  April  29,  1905 


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IX    Barney  George^  Murray 

Son  of  Everett^  Hosmer  Barney 
Born  March  27,  1863 
Died  May  29,  1889 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR 


AND 


WAR  OF  1812" 


Captain  Joshua  Wilbore's  Company 

1776 


A  pay  roll  due  to  Captain  Joshua  Wilbore's  Com- 
pany in  Colonel  Francis'  Regiment,  being  for  travel 
into  camp  and  home,  the  said  Company  being  draughted 
from  the  several  towns  in  Bristol  County.  From 
Taunton 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Joshua  Staples 

Captain  Joshua  Wilbore's  Company,  1776,  enlisted 
by  order  of  the  Council  to  march  to  Dorchester  Heights 
from  Colonel  Williams'  Regiment  in  the  County  of 
Bristol,  August  8,  1776. 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Joshua  Staples 

The  Taunton  Companies  of  Third  Regiment  who 
performed  service  at  the  alarm  in  Rhode  Island  on  the 
8th  of  December,  1776. 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Joshua  Staples 

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Captain  Josiah  King's  Company 

1777 


A  muster  roll  due  to  Captain  King's  Company  in 
Colonel  George  Williams'  Regiment  of  men  in  the 
County  of  Bristol  for  their  wages  and  travel  into 
Warren  and  home  again. 

A   list   follows 
and  among  the 

names     are  George  Staples 

Joseph  Staples 


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REVOLUTIONARY  WAR 
Captain  Ebenezer  Dean's  Company 


A  muster  roll  due  to  Captain  Ebenezer  Dean's  Com- 
pany, which  marched  from  Taunton,  County  of  Bristol, 
Massachusetts  to  Rehoboth,  from  thence  to  Bristol, 
from  thence  to  Providence  and  from  thence  home 
November  5,  1777. 

A    list    follows 
and  among  the 

names  is  that  of  William  Barney 

(Grandfather  of  Everett  Hosmer  Barney) 


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Taunton  Soldiers  in  the  Continental  Service 

1778 


Men  mustered  for  the  Continental  service  for  nine 
months  from  the  time  they  shall  appear  at  Fishkill  on 
Hudson's  River  from  Colonel  George  Williams'  Regi- 
ment in  the  County  of  Bristol. 

A    list    follows 
and  among  the 

names  is  that  of  William  Barney 

(Grandfather  of  Everett  Hosmer  Barney) 


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Captain  Josiah  King's  Company 

1780 


A  muster  roll  of  Captain  Josiah  King's  Company 
who  marched  from  Taunton  to  Tiverton  at  the  alarm 
August,  1780. 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Joshua  Staples 


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Revolutionary  Pensioners 

Taunton,  Massachusetts 


A    list    follows 
and  among  the 

names  is  that  of  Joshua  Staples 

(Great-uncle  to  Everett  Hosmer  Barney) 


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WAR  OF   1812 
Captain  Edward  Grossman's  Company 


Under  command  of  Captain  Edward  Grossman  of 
Third  Regiment  there  was  detached  a  company  under 
provisions  of  division  orders  for  six  months  on  inspec- 
tion roll  is  given. 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Ebenezer  Staples 


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Regimental  Orders  July  10,  1814 


Captain  Silas  Shepard: — 

You  will  march  your  Company  to  Clark's  Cove: 
put  them  on  guard  duty,  to  guard  from  Smoking  Rocks 
around  Clark's  Point  to  Clark's  Cove  to  bring  too  all 
boats  and  examine  them,  also  all  suspicious  persons, 
and  communicate  to  me  all  important  discoveries. 

A  list  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Ebenezer  Staples 


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WAR  OF  1812 


October  5,  1814. 

Joseph  Reed's  Company  of  Taunton,  stationed  at 
New  Bedford  for  the  defense  of  that  place  and  vicinity. 

A  Hst  follows 
and  among  the 
names  is  that  of  Ebenezer  Staples 

(Ebenezer  Staples  was  great-uncle  to 
Everett  Hosmer  Barney) 


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Staples-Street  Cemetery 

Berkley-Taunton,  Massachusetts 


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Staples-Street  Cemetery 

Berkley-Taunton,  Massachusetts 

where  are  buried  many  of  the 

ancestors  of 

Everett  Hosmer  Barnev 


A  Few  Records  from  the  Staples-Street 
Cemetery 

Berkley-Taunton,  Massachusetts 


Staples,  Simeon 

Born  September  10,  1821 
Died  February  26,  1902 

Staples,  Lucy  J. 

Born  December  13,  1831 
Died  May  7,  1893 

Staples,  Elbridge  G. 

Born  November  9,  1810 
Died  August  3,  1899 

Staples,  Lucy 

(1)  Wife  of  Elbridge  G.  Staples 
Died  March  9,  1859,  age  56 

Staples,  Elmira 

(2)  Wife  of  Elbridge  G.  Staples 
Died  September  3,  1861 

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Staples,  Chester  H. 

Son  of  Simeon  and  Lucy  J.  Staples 
Born  December  13,  1855 
Died  January  13,  1859 

Staples,  Noah 

Died  February  26,  1877 

Age  84  years,  6  months,  19  days 

Staples,  Phebe  T. 

Wife  of  Noah  Staples 
Died  June  9,  1853,  age  67 

Staples,  Noah 

Son  of  Noah  and  Phebe  T.  Staples 
Died  April  14,  1834 

Staples,  Jacob  C. 

Son  of  Captain  Jacob  and  Lydia  Staples 

Died  at  sea  June  4,  1850 

Age  20  years,  11  months  and  9  days 

Staples,  Deacon  Samuel 
Died  March  29,  1815 
Age  62  years,  5  months 
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Staples,  Hannah 

Wife  of  Deacon  Samuel  Staples 
Died  November  20,  1851 
Age  95  years,  21  days 

Staples,  George 

Died  December  30,  1849 

Age  77 

Staples,  Hannah  T. 

Died  November  23,  1841       ' 
Age  63 

Staples,  Jacob 

Son  of  Jacob  and  Lydia  Staples 
Died  November  5,  1819 
Age  84 

Staples,  Jacob 

Died  July  23,  1865 
Age  78  years,  2  months 

Staples,  Samuel  D. 

Son  of  Barzilla  and  Sarah  Staples 

Died  April  21,  1858 

Age  21  years,  1  month,  12  days 

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Staples,  Sydney  B. 

Son  of  Barzilla  and  Sarah  Staples 

Died  April  23,  1858 

Age  17  years,  5  months,  22  days 

Staples,  Barzilla 

Died  March  27,  1879 

Age  66  years,  11  months,  21  days 

Staples,  Sally 

Wife  of  Barzilla  Staples 
Died  April  19,  1892 
Age  74  years,  8  months 


The  following  entry  occurs  in  the  old  Register  of 
the  Abbey  Church  of  Bath  in  the  County  of  Somerset, 
England : 

Christenings  : — 

1797,  March  15th,  William,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
Staples. 


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Index 

PAGE 

Aldrich,  Huldah 33 

Bame}^,  Adel  V 45 

Barney,  Edmund  H 44 

Barney,  Edward  A 45 

Barney,  Eugene  H 45 

Barney,  Everett  Hosmer 

37,  39,  40,  41,  41,  42,  45,  46,  47,  53,  54,  56,  59 

Barney,  George  Murray 47 

Barney,  George  W 45 

Barney,  Harriet  (Hosmer) 46 

Barney,  Helen  C 45 

Barney,  Jairus  Sidney 41,  42,  44,  46 

Barney,  Polly 42 

Barney,  Susan  A 44 

Barney,  Wealtha 43 

Barney,  Wealtha  (Staples) 44 

Barney,  William  .      .         39,  41,  41,  41,  41,  42,  42,  44,  53,  54 

Barney,  WiUiam  H 45 

Barron,  Mehitable     . 33 

Briggs,  Mary        33,  35 

Briggs,  Remember 33,  35 

Briggs,  S 35 

Byrnes,  D.  H 44 

Caswell,  Philip 42 

Darling,  John 34 

Davis,  Mary 33 

Harvey,  T 36 

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PAGE 

Hosmer,  Harriet 42,  44 

Hosmer,  Joel 42,  44 

Jacobs,  Samuel  D 65 

Keith,  Seth 40 

Knowles,  Eliza  Jane 46 

Leonard,  Thomas 33,  35 

Paull,  William 43 

Randall,  Mary     . 31 

Randall,  Robert 31,  31 

Shaw,  Rachel 39 

Staples,  Abigail 35,  35 

Staples,  Abigail  (  ) 39 

Staples,  Abraham      .      .   28,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,32,32 

Staples,  Barzilla 65,  66,  66,  66 

Staples,  Benjamin 34 

Staples,  Chester  H 64 

Staples,  Ebenezer      ....    33,  40,  40,  40,  57,  58,  59,  59 

Staples,  Elbridge  G 63,  63,  63 

Staples,  Elizabeth 40,  67 

Staples,  Ephraim 33 

Staples,  George 52,  65 

Staples,  Hannah 34,  35,  35,  65,  65 

Staples,  Hannah  T 65 

Staples,  Jacob      .     32, 32,  33, 33, 35,  35,  36, 37,  64,  65,  65,  65 

Staples,  Jacob  C 64 

Staples,  John 28,28,31,32,37,67 

Staples,  Joseph 28,  29,  52 

Staples,  Joshua 39,39,39,51,51,51,55,56 

Staples,  Lucy 63 

Staples,  Lucy  J 63,  64 


PAGE 

Staples,  Lydia 64,  65 

Staples,  Mary 31,33,34,35,35,35,36 

Staples,  Mary  (Briggs) 37 

Staples,  Mary  (Randall) 35 

Staples,  Noah      .   35,  37,  37,  37,  37,  39,  39,  42,  64,  64,  64,  64 

Staples,  Phebe  T 64,64 

Staples,  Rachel 40 

Staples,  Rachel  (Shaw) .42 

Staples,  Rebecca 28 

Staples,  Sally 66 

Staples,  Deacon  Samuel 64,  65 

Staples,  Sarah 28,65,66 

Staples,  Simeon 63,  64 

Staples,  Sydney  B 66 

Staples,  Wealtha 39,42 

Staples,  WilHam 67 

Sumner,  Increase 29 

Stunner,  Samuel 28 

Thornton,  Robert 41 

Webster  (or  Wellster) 33 

Winter,  Abigail 33,  33,  35 

Winter,  Timothy 33,33,35 


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OLD  COLONY  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 

Building,  Taunton,  Massachusetts 
in  which  are  many  records  relating  to  the  Barney  and 
Staples  families.     (In  this  building  there  is  a  fine  por- 
trait   of    Ebenezer    Staples,    great-uncle    of    Everett 
Hosmer  Barney.) 


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